A thumbnail look at 6 B1G resumes

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For comparison's sake, some numbers for a half-dozen Big Ten teams:

Team: Ohio State
RPI: #37
Record: 18-6
Road/Neutral Record: 3-5
Overall SOS: 79
Non-Conference SOS: 207
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-5
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 5-6
Best 3 Wins: Maryland (15), Indiana (31), Illinois (49) = 95
Bad Losses: none

Team: Iowa
RPI: #38
Record: 15-8
Road/Neutral Record: 4-5
Overall SOS: 14
Non-Conference SOS: 108
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 4-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 6-8
Best 3 Wins: @ North Carolina (9), Maryland (15), @ Ohio State (37) = 61 (2 on the road, 1 out of conference)
Bad Losses: none

Team: Michigan State
RPI: #47
Record: 16-8
Road/Neutral Record: 6-5
Overall SOS: 38
Non-Conference SOS: 81
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 4-6
Best 3 Wins: Indiana (31), @ Iowa (38), Michigan (84) = 153 (1 on the road)
Bad Losses (2): @ Nebraska (102), Texas Southern (159)

Team: Illinois
RPI: #49
Record: 16-8
Road/Neutral Record: 5-7
Overall SOS: 66
Non-Conference SOS: 146
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-3
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 5-7
Best 3 Wins: vs. Baylor (14), Maryland (15), @ Michigan State (47) = 76 (1 neutral site/out of conference, 1 on the road)
Bad Losses (1): @ Nebraska (102)

Team: Purdue
RPI: #73
Record: 15-9
Road/Neutral Record: 4-6
Overall SOS: 54
Non-Conference SOS: 219
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-4
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 8-5
Best 3 Wins: Indiana (31), Ohio State (37), Iowa (38) = 106
Bad Losses (4): @ Vanderbilt (103), vs. Kansas State (108), Gardner-Webb (155), North Florida (203)

Team: Gophers
RPI: #88
Record: 14-9
Road/Neutral Record: 2-7
Overall SOS: 76
Non-Conference SOS: 190
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-4
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 4-8
Best 3 Wins: vs. Georgia (27), Illinois (49), Purdue (73) = 149 (1 neutral site/out of conference)
Bad Losses (1): @ Nebraska (102)

If I Had A Vote On The Pecking Order
1. Iowa
2. Illinois
3. Ohio State
4. Purdue
5. Michigan State
6. GOPHERS (2 wins this week would truly make 'em relevant to this conversation)
 




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